On efforts in teams with stereotypes (2015)
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Sikdar. (2015). On efforts in teams with stereotypes. Economics Letters, 203-207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2015.10.032

Diversity in the workplace implies a balance in positions held by different social groups in organizations. We analyze the effect of negative stereotypes about the abilities of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds on efforts and outcomes in tea... Read More about On efforts in teams with stereotypes.

Organizational Misbehavior and Management Control in China’s Public Hospitals: Doctors’ Red Packets (2015)
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Cao, X. (2015). Organizational Misbehavior and Management Control in China’s Public Hospitals: Doctors’ Red Packets. Frontiers of Business Research in China, 110 -134. https://doi.org/10.3868/s070-004-015-0006-3

This paper investigates Chinese doctors’ informal payment, known as red packets, with reference to the debate on organizational misbehavior, fiddles and control. It aims to examine the internal and external factors that have contributed to the emerge... Read More about Organizational Misbehavior and Management Control in China’s Public Hospitals: Doctors’ Red Packets.

A strike of ‘unorganised’ workers in a Chinese car factory: the Nanhai Honda events of 2010 (2015)
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Lyddon, D., Cao, X., Meng, Q., & Lu, J. (2015). A strike of ‘unorganised’ workers in a Chinese car factory: the Nanhai Honda events of 2010. Industrial Relations Journal, 46(2), 134 -152. https://doi.org/10.1111/irj.12089

This strike in a Chinese factory of the Japanese multinational Honda in 2010 received worldwide coverage. A young workforce sustained an on–off strike, with varying numbers of workers involved, for 19 days. Academic interest has focused on prospects... Read More about A strike of ‘unorganised’ workers in a Chinese car factory: the Nanhai Honda events of 2010.

Brands at work: the search for meaning in mundane work (2015)
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(2015). Brands at work: the search for meaning in mundane work. Organization Studies, 29 - 53. https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840614553382

The Aurora Women's Leadership Programme: reflections from the inaugural Keele cohort (2015)
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Szkornik, K., Beardmore, R., Boylan, J., Hider, S., Hunter, S., Montana-Williams, K., …Watts, J. (2015). The Aurora Women's Leadership Programme: reflections from the inaugural Keele cohort. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, 54 -57

The Aurora programme is a leadership initiative for women in academic and professional roles and is designed to address the lack of women in senior positions within UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). In October 2013, 13 female staff from academ... Read More about The Aurora Women's Leadership Programme: reflections from the inaugural Keele cohort.